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abiding

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a·bid·ing  (-bdng)
adj.
Lasting for a long time; enduring: an abiding love of music.
a·biding·ly adv.
abiding [əˈbaɪdɪŋ]
adj
permanent; enduring an abiding belief
abidingly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.abiding - unceasing; "an abiding belief"; "imperishable truths"
enduring, imperishable
lasting, permanent - continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place; "permanent secretary to the president"; "permanent address"; "literature of permanent value"
abiding
Translations
abiding [əˈbaɪdɪŋ] ADJ (liter) → permanente, perdurable
abiding [əˈbaɪdɪŋ] adj [memory] → durable; [interest, love, passion] → durable
an abiding sense of loyalty → un irréductible sens de la loyauté
abiding
adj (liter: = lasting) → unvergänglich; desire also → bleibend
abiding [əˈbaɪdɪŋ] adj (memory) → duraturo/a


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We have learned now that we cannot regard this planet as being fenced in and a secure abiding place for Man; we can never anticipate the unseen good or evil that may come upon us suddenly out of space.
The War Of The Worlds by Wells, H.G. View in context
Nor could this be done in the case of time, for none of the parts of time has an abiding existence, and that which does not abide can hardly have position.
The Categories by Aristotle View in context
And brave as he might be, it was that sort of bravery chiefly, visible in some intrepid men, which, while generally abiding firm in the conflict with seas, or winds, or whales, or any of the ordinary irrational horrors of the world, yet cannot withstand those more terrific, because more spiritual terrors, which sometimes menace you from the concentrating brow of an enraged and mighty man.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
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